Kitchen storage ideas that actually work

Good storage isn't clever engineering. It's someone bothering to think about how you'll really use the space.

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Good storage isn't clever engineering. It's someone bothering to think about how you'll really use the space.

The pantry everyone asks for

People hear pantry and think shelves, just shelves. We've built pantries as full coffee stations, drinks units with glass doors and a wine cooler, and breakfast set-ups with a microwave and spice racks, so everything's in reach before you're properly awake.

The width, the internal layout and the finish inside are all made to measure. If you've got the space, come in and tell us how you like to start your mornings, and we'll go from there.

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A corner unit that actually works

Corner units are one of those things people just accept are a bit rubbish. You put things in, and you never see them again.

Ours pulls all the way out, so everything is reachable and nothing gets lost at the back. Because it's open rather than shelved, you can use it for plates, food or whatever makes sense once you've moved in.

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Drawers built for what's going in them

Not a random standard insert, but one designed around what you actually own. A cutlery insert made to the right depth and spacing, or a knife block exactly where you want it. We draw it up and get it made.

It sounds like a small thing, until you open a drawer that just works.

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Plan the bins from day one

Everyone has a bin, yet it is often the last thing anyone plans for. We ask how many you need for rubbish, recycling and food waste, then build them in, under the sink or as a pull-out in the run.

Deciding early matters. Converting a unit to take bins later means extra holes for the runners, and it is never as neat.

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The oak pull-out block nobody knew they needed

It's the feature everyone does a double take at. A little oak adds character, warmth and a change of colour inside the drawer.

Lots of these pieces can be made to measure, so if you'd like trays, blocks or dividers for something specific, tell us and we'll draw it up. Details like this are easy to miss on a plan, and they're what make a kitchen feel properly thought through rather than just fitted.

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